European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 21, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a the stars and stripes saturday december 21, 1991ike  european edition circulation 100,000 col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor Bill Walker european editor Deborah Aba her Bryan Nolan news editor City editor Bob Wicker George Manet sports editor special sections editor to write us unit 29480 Apo a 09211 or Postrach 11 14 37 6100 Darmstadt 11, Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416. To Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or ets 348-8 plus Extension As follows news ext. 237, 255, 282, 226, 326. Sports ext. 225, 269, 263, 332, 321, 221. Features ext. 230. 245, 341. Letters to editor ext. 208 education Jimi Jones ext. 226. Business ext. 326. News bureaus Bremerhaven Germany Ken Clauson building 103. Carl Schurz Cavern Apo a 09069 Telephone ets 342 8659 or civilian 0471-08782. 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Calvano describes is remedial education something that was once common in our nations schools but was denigrated in the �?T60s As educationalists took Over our nations schools and told the nation that remedial education was t Good for students egos. Our nations schools punish the hard working student the Bright student and those who take the initiative to get outside help to ensure they pass. Our educationalists Moll coddle students demand Little and receive less. The depth of the problem is Well Analysed in two recent books education s smoking gun How teachers colleges have destroyed education in american by Reginald g. Damerell and the dilemma of education in a democracy. By Richard a Powers. Additionally the november 1991 Issue of the Atlantic monthly which is widely available at the stars and stripes bookstores and unit libraries aptly covers the sad state of America s educational system in an article titled a the other crisis in american education a by Daniel j. Singal. Parents and future parents will want to read these three important works and As a condition of continued employment each and every Dodds employee should read what these three authors have to say. A John Marsh Firth Germany looks must be cur i i i have been involved in culinary arts for 12 years. During this time i have competed at the Usa eur army and the world culinary olympics of 1980 and 1988. The army is changing and so is the army culinary arts program. We can no longer afford to conduct our training As we have done in the past. We Are currently under tight defense budget requirements. Therefore our training must be even More effective and beneficial in order to support the soldiers that subsist in our dining facilities. In March 1992, the Usa eur team will compete at fort Lee va., in the All army Competition. This Competition will place More emphasis on cooking in both the Field and Garrison categories. For instance in the Field category a four person team will be required to setup an mkt Mobile Kitchen trailer Light the burners and prepare a Fuli a ours meal within a required time period to qualify for a medal. The Garrison Competition will also require a four person team to create a menu from a list of ingredients and serve that meal within a specified period of time. Restaurant platters dessert platters and Complete meals displayed cold will be prepared As Well. This is the kind of training that will be beneficial to the soldiers Back in the unit. In october 1992, the culinary olympics will be held in Frankfurt Germany. The . Army will have a five person cooking team that will compete in the world military cooking Competition. This team will prepare a full meal utilizing recipes that we serve our soldiers in the dining facilities. This is indeed a great Opportunity for the . Army to prove to the world that we have a great food service program and that Quot our Cooks arc skilled and professional soldiers. A sgt. Maj. Michael j. Schuller Frankfurt Germany in l he americans 1st recent letter Quot dec americans first letters to the editor should be been titled. �?�1 have a  people of african descent can to be americans first. The 15th amendment says that we arc second class citizens. We have done More than our share As citizens but the polls taken today show that we Are separate and unequal. Even when our allegiance is wholeheartedly with the United states of America we Are still called niggers. I am not a Nigger 1 am not a negro nor a Black. Those words arc adjectives. I am afro american which is a noun. I am a person from a great place and its a a Black things you got to understand. Afro americans can to claim any country in Africa because we were robbed of the knowledge of ourselves. It is not right for the european to Divide and conquer Africa and claim it As theirs when we have More of a right to Africa than they do on every application form in America there is a Box to Check for our ethnic background so we cannot be americans first. A Gary t. Clemons Wiesbaden Germany editor s note a letters from readers expressing their viewpoints Are published daily in this space. All letters must be signed. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. Preference is Given to Shorter letters so that More can be published in a timely manner. Letters should be addressed to letters to the editor the stars and stripes. Apo a 09211. A a a letters requesting information or assistance Are answered in a feature called readers action line which appears on Page 16 every Day except thursday and sunday. Such letters should be addressed to readers action line the stars and stripes Apo a 09211.\olrc Dame champions i must write in response to capt. Bill purse s letter. Capt. Pursel is wrong. Notre Dame has had ii. National championship teams not eight. A capt. Jon e. Zampedro Ramstein a Germany unfair selection process this is in regards to the letter concerning air Force retraining. He Safe gave a very informative textbook Type answer ending with a no exception  however the main question concerning a the fairness of the selection processes of the air Force no retraining program to members overseas Quot was not discussed the overseas retraining applicant has Many disadvantages not encountered by his or her stateside counterpart. The i of lowing delays hamper the overseas applicant a being notified about the program a approximately one week to get an appointment with classification and training a computer Down is it just overseas connection a All applications bottleneck at Safe for review to be Tair the selection process should be based on the Dale of the retraining rip printed at the applicants c by o consolidated base personnel office. I his would offset any other delays that might occur after the rip has been printed. Tech. Sgt. David t. Maurice Raf upper Heyford England the a a perfect physician As we go through life every once in a while something happens that is so positive so Good and it needs to be shared. It started with something very bad a a near tragedy in our family. In june my attractive intelligent Darling wife of 18 years clue suffered a brain aneurysm. After spending 15 Days in the land Stuhl army Hospital ice Clee was released. We were referred to an internal Medicine doctor. Or. Smart at the Ramstein clinic for follow up treatment. Clee and 1 Are in our Early 50s, Over the years we be met and been treated by perhaps 00 physicians. We have never met a doctor who so thoroughly exemplifies what in our opinion is the perfect physician. After five months we have formed some Strong views about or. Randall w. Smart. He is in All respects the perfect physician. He listens when a problem is being described. He does t assume that since we Are Lay people we have medical is of Zero. The depth of his knowledge is quite amazing even about some arcane matters. His interest in people his car giving Are obvious and genuine. He communicates expertly he lays out diagnoses from Tho most probable to least. But Best of All this Young doctor exudes enthusiasm he loves his Job and he is very Good at it. Or. Smart c Lee and i both thank you for your immense competence and professionalism. A Carl m. Fox Ramstein a Germany Zoitl leave children please Don t leave your infants unattended while you go in the Post office or elsewhere. Take your child w Ith you. If you need help ask. Every Community is filled with people willing to lend assistance. Granted the Odds of something happening Arentt that High but could you live w Ith yourself if something did a tech. Sgt. Dudley d. Allen Span Dahiem Germany i am 19 years old and i would like to have pen pals. 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